Samsung

Samsung is a large Korean multinational company which spans industries such as television sets, shipbuilding, semiconductors (like memory and processors), in addition to phones and tablets. Samsung is the largest Android device manufacturer worldwide, though they’re also the primary support of another mobile operating system, Tizen, and previously invested in an OS called Bada.

Samsung is the largest Android device developer worldwide

Samsung was founded in 1938 as a trading company, and didn't get into electronics until the late 60s. Oh-Hyun Kwon is the CEO of Samsung Electronics. Samsung's first Android smartphone was the Galaxy, released in 2009, and their first Android tablet was the Galaxy Tab was announced in 2010.

Traditionally, Samsung's Android user interface has been something called TouchWiz, which included a wide array of Samsung-made apps and customizations. For example, there are fitness tools, note-taking apps, news readers, multi-window viewing, and lots more.

Samsung has had to go through a number of patent litigations with Apple, and was found by California court to be infringing on some Apple patents in 2012. These include technologies for voice search, slide-to-unlock, data synchronization, and others.

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The world's leading phone-maker is now shifting its focus from mobile to the home. Samsung Electronics is shuffling 500 software engineers out of its mobile division to help with other businesses as Samsung is changing its focus from the well established Galaxy brand to the emerging smart and...

A new report says that Samsung will price the upcoming three Galaxy A smartphones between $350 and $500 and that the Galaxy A7 will only be released in a limited number of countries.
The report comes from SamMobile, which uses its unnamed but usually reliable sources. Their story says that the...

T-Mobile has become the third of the four major US carriers to start taking pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy Note 4, showing a no-contract price of $749.76 for the 5.7-inch smartphone and a ship date of October 17,
T-Mobile is also allowing customers to pay for the Galaxy Note 4 with no money...

Samsung isn't one to delay the launch of one of its flagship products, and the manufacturer has announced that its upcoming Galaxy Note 4 will be available in 140 countries by the end of October.
In its home country of South Korea, Samsung has accelerated the release of the Galaxy Note 4,...

Following up on its reveal in late August, Samsung has now announced that its upcoming Tizen-based smartwatch, the Gear S, will go on sale later this fall at the top four US wireless carriers. That's Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile, in case you are keeping score at home.
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Samsung's ramping up for its second Develper Conference in San Francisco this November, and has just released the tent pole topics that will be focused on November 11th to 13th. Smart health, wearables, virtual reality, mobile and smart home are the big focuses this year, and it's all about...

A new report quotes a Samsung spokesperson as saying the company plans to stop selling its laptops, including its Chromebooks, in the European markets.
PC Advisor quotes a Samsung spokesperson as saying:
We quickly adapt to market needs and demands. In Europe, we will be discontinuing...

Samsung wants you to share the power between its smartphones and smartwatches with its new micro-USB Power Sharing cable, which is now available for $19.99.
The cable is meant for people who own more than one Samsung device like the Galaxy S5 or the Galaxy Tab or the Galaxy Gear Live...

Samsung is seemingly worried about the launch of the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus, and is said to be accelerating its release schedule for the Galaxy Note 4. While pre-order interest in the handset in Samsung's home market has been strong, with three major carriers — SK Telecom, KT, LG Uplus —...

Samsung has experienced quite the downturn after hitting lowest share prices since 2012. The Bloomberg report details some factors leading to this drop, including Apple's recent release of the iPhone 6 and analysts lowering profit estimations.
The company lost 2.3 percent on the market,...

Oculus VR, the company behind the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, announced today they will release a game with the working title "VR Quest" for Samsung's upcoming Gear VR device.
Oculus has partnered with Samsung on the development of the Gear VR, which is scheduled to be released...

Samsung has just launched a new app as part of its enterprise and business themed KNOX mobile security division called My KNOX, designed to offer better protection for employees who use their own smartphones for work.
At the moment, the app only works on the Samsung Galaxy S5 and the upcoming...

Information about an upcoming mid-range Samsung smartphone, the Galaxy Grand Prime, may have been leaked by a Vietnam-based website and retailer, along with images of the Android KitKat phone.
According to Thegioididong.com, the Galaxy Grand Prime will have a 5-inch display, a Qualcomm...

Samsung has been having a bit fun in light of Apple's announcement of the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus and their latest ad doesn't hold back in any way.
In fact, it pretty much mocks Apple by implying they've now moved into imitating the Galaxy Note line of Samsung devices while also poking some...

Thinking of jumping on board the wireless charging train? We list our favorites, give you 15% off the lot and give one away!
There's no denying that these inductive charging pads, mats, whatever you prefer to call them, are becoming increasingly popular as more devices take on Qi compatibility....

It's no secret that Samsung can get marketing just right, but often enough the tech giant has simply flopped in the past when it came to releasing promotional material for its products. The company has just released a batch of new adverts for the Galaxy Note 4, poking fun at Apple's recently...

Missed out on Samsung's IFA livestream? Fret not, as the manufacturer has posted the entire event video on YouTube for your viewing pleasure.
We've covered the event extensively, so be sure to read up on our coverage of all the products Samsung launched last week, which includes the Galaxy...

A Samsung spokesperson has revealed that the company's upcoming Gear VR headset will cost $199 when it is released later this year.
While Samsung wouldn't reveal the price of the virtual reality helmet during its official announcement this week at the IFA trade show in Berlin, a Samsung rep...

NVIDIA has announced that the company is taking both Samsung and Qualcomm to court for infringing on 7 patents covering computer graphics. The popular GPU manufacturer is asking the International Trade Commission and US district court in Delaware to enforce product bans to the US and request...

Samsung may have announced a bunch of Android smartphones and a smartwatch at IFA 2014 this week, but the company is not done yet as it just revealed plans to sell 10 printers for the business and enterprise markets that it claims are the first to use the Android OS.
All of these new Smart...

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